ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN ONCOLOGIC PATIEN TS

In oncologic patients adrenal insufficiency may result from infiltrati on by the tumor, metastatic spread, chemotherapy or complications aris ing from it. On many occasions symptoms of adrenal insufficiency are c losely resembling complaints caused by the tumor itself Cortisol defic iency can be made evident by a simple diagnostic procedure and substit ution therapy is able to improve expectancy and quality of life in the se patients.